Review Summary

Special effects transform Marlon Wayans into a belligerent midget jewel thief in “Little Man,” but it’s the people behind the camera — the guys who brought you “White Chicks,” as the trailer hideously forebodes — who are responsible for the depressing infantilism. After nabbing a diamond the size of his fist, Calvin, the thief on the lam, stashes it with a pair of unsuspecting yuppies (Kerry Washington and Shawn Wayans). The plot revolves around his attempts to retrieve it by masquerading as a freakish orphan left on their doorstep, while mostly serving as a pretext for the crotch-level protagonist to abuse men’s testicles and sexually molest women. — Nathan Lee